The Beau Brother stool embodies the qualities that its title suggests: affection, sensuality and intrigue. Amplifying soft, tactile comfort and playfulness, the Beau Stool distills the process, texture and aesthetic qualities that have evolved from a long-standing fixation on wrapping and binding. It evolved after graduating, during my time in the renowned Associate Program in the Furniture studios at JamFactory Contemporary Craft and Design's. A wool and linen cushion, edged with flat piped seams, is bound to a white ash stool frame using knotting. The repeated wrapping of the knots functions as a glue-less and metal-free fastening to the stool and visually contorts the cushions into a soft, chunky, bow-like expression. The result is a seductive soft seat that gently hugs and supports the sitter. With the various layers of different textiles and forms, intriguing textures accommodate the human desire for touch and kinaesthetic experience. The design was driven by the principles of design-for-disassembly through the use of a continuous knotting and wrapping to attach and remove the upholstery without toxic adhesives and metal components that blend disparate materials in ways that prevent easy recycling or re-use. The timber seat can be used in its naked form or re-wrapped, engaging the same ritual process of binding the textiles flesh to the timber bones.